Emblem



Nov. 27 1923. 1,475,320

A. l. RUSSELL EMBLEM Filed Dec. 14, 1922 gwuenloz man srAres" "PATENT one mien ALBERT I. EUssELL, 0F PEovr Eno EnoD ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO IRONS & RUSSELL COMPANY, or PEovIDEEoE, HonE ISLAND, A CORPORATION or MAINE.

EMBLEM.

Application filed December 14', 1922, i Serial No. 606,929.

To (JZ whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, ALBERTI. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Emblems, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of emblems, charms and badges; and has for its object to provide a base-plate shaped to produce a desired significance and having; a pair of wings hinged to the plate to lie normally in spread or open position and to swing inwardly towards each other to expose the underlying portions of the base-plate and the under sides of the wings to exhibit symbols which may be mounted on either one or both of these surfaces when exposed.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front View of my improved badge showing one of the hinged wings as broken away to. expose the symbol on the underlying surface of the back-plate.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing both wings as raised and swung towards each other.

Figure 3 is a. side elevation showing the breast plate as raised and the under side of one of-the raised wings as exposing the symbol on its under face.

Figure 4 is an edge view showing the breast-plate as folded down over the wing hinges to lock the wings in spread position.

Figure 5 is an edge view illustrating the detent for locking the breast-plate down over the wing hinges.

It is found in the practical construction of badges of this character, in which the symbol of an eagle is required, of advantage to provide a base-plate against which the wings of the eagle normally rest while in spread position, and to provide a breastplate hinged to the base-plate above the wings adapted to be raised to expose a symbol which is carried on its under surface and also to release the wings permitting them to be swung inwardly towards each other to expose the symbol on the unan outline in the'shape of a pair of spread wings, and a pair of movable wings 13 are hinged at 14 to said plate. These hinges 14 for the different wings are mounted adjacent each other on either side of the center portion of the body of the base-plate and these wings are shaped and normally spread to cover the corresponding shape of the baseplate.

These wing covered portions of the baseplate may be provided with any suitable symbol and the under sides of the wings may also carry other suitable symbols, all

- of which are covered when the wings are spread in their normal position and exposed only when the wings are raised from the plate and swung inwardly towards each other.

A breast-plate member 15 having a pair of separated heads or branches 16, is hinged at 17 to the base-plate 10 and the body portion of this breast-plate is adapted to cover both of the hinges 14 on which the wings 13 are swung also the free end of this breast plate is provided with a spring clip. 18 which is adapted to be snapped over the enlarged edge 19 of the member 20, whereby the breast-plate may be locked in closed position to cover the wing hinges and simultaneously lock the Wings in spread position.

- This breast-plate may also carry a symbol on its under face which is exposed when thi plate is swung up into the dotted position illustrated in Figure 3, which movement also releases the wings to be swung on their hinges to expose the symbols on their under surfaces and also on the underlying surfaces of the base plate.

My improved badge or emblem is extremely attractive in appearance and novel in construction.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated,

but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A badge comprising a shaped to produce the desired significance, a pair of wings hinged on their inner edges to said plate and normally extended to lie thereagainst, said hinges being set adjacent each other to permit the wings to swing inwardly toward each other to expose the underlying portion of the base-plate-andthe under side of the wings to exhibit symbols which may be mounted on said exposed surfaces. V

2. A badge comprising a base-plate shaped to produce the desired significance;-a pair of wings hinged to said plate and normally extended to lie thereagainst, said hinges being set adjacent each other to perbase-plate mit the wings to swing inwardly toward eachxother to expose the underlying portion of the base-plate and the under side of the wing to show the symbols thereon, and a breast plate hinged to swing down over'the wing hingesand lock said wings in spread position.

3. A badge comprising a base-plate shapedto produce the desired significance, a pair of wings hinged to said plate and normally extended to. lie thereagamst, said hinges being set adjacent each other to permitthe wings to swing inwardly toward.

each-other to expose the underlying'baseplateandthe underfside'of the wing and the symbols mounted thereon, a breast plate hingedto'swing down over the wing hinges, and a detent on said breast-plate to lock it in closedposition andsaid wings in spread position.- I 7 7 In testimony whereof I aifix mys1gnature,

' ALBERT I. RUSSELL; 

